{"id":42349,"date":"2018-07-04T11:34:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T16:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=42349"},"modified":"2018-07-09T17:53:52","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T22:53:52","slug":"celebrating-the-4th-a-tale-of-two-propers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/04\/celebrating-the-4th-a-tale-of-two-propers\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the 4th: a tale of two propers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This American Independence Day found me perusing the Missal and reflecting on the propers that are provided for today in the diocese of the United States. I am struck that, for each of the orations, two options are provided that present two quite distinct approaches to celebrating July 4th. For example, the first opening prayer reads:<\/p>\n

God of justice, Father of truth,
\nwho guide creation in wisdom and goodness
\nto fulfillment in Christ your Son,
\nopen our hearts to the truth of his Gospel,
\nthat your peace may rule in our hearts
\nand your justice guide our lives.
\nThrough our Lord…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This prayer is relevant to the commemoration of American independence in its petition for an increase of peace and justice in our hearts—virtues that are impoortant for any well-functioning political entity—but it doesn’t make any explicit mention of the events of July 4, 1776, and could be use on any number of other occasions in any number of places. Not so the second prayer:<\/p>\n

Father of all nations and ages,
\nwe recall the day when our country
\nclaimed its place among the family of nations;
\nfor what has been achieved we give you thanks,
\nfor the work that still remains we ask your help,
\nand as you have called us from many peoples
\nto be one nation,
\ngrant that, under your providence,
\nour country may share your blessings
\nwith all the peoples of the earth.
\nThrough our Lord…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In this prayer, the founding of America is drawn into a theological narrative of God’s providence. This is not itself problematic, since Augustine saw the Roman Empire and even its persecution of Christians as part of God’s providence. Somewhat confusingly, however, the many peoples who become one nation are neither the eschatological Israel, as in Isaiah 2, nor the Church, as 1 Peter suggests, but the United States. It is also implied that America is somehow uniquely blessed by God, and given a correlative mission by God to share those blessings with the world. The sense of moral responsibility is, of course, commendable, but it seems to prejudge the nature of America’s role in God’s providence as a positive one.<\/p>\n

For the prayer over the gifts, the first option reads:<\/p>\n

Accept, Lord God,
\nthese gifts we bring to this altar
\nand, having taught us through the wisdom of the Gospel,
\nlead us to true justice and lasting peace.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Again, this is a prayer that could be used on any number of occasions, whether connected to a national holiday or not. It also\u00a0 identifies the Gospel as the source of justice and peace. The second option, however, is explicitly tied to the founding of the United States:<\/p>\n

Father, who have molded into one our nation,
\ndrawn from the peoples of many lands,
\ngrant, that as the grains of wheat become one bread
\nand the many grapes one cup of wine,
\nso we may before all others be instruments of your peace.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This prayer asks, unobjectionably, that we might became instruments of God’s peace. It also echoes\u00a0a statement of Augustine: “In the visible object of bread, many grains are gathered into one just as the faithful (so Scripture says) form ‘a single heart and mind in God'” (Sermon 272). But, for Augustine, the symbolism of the many grains making the one bread applies to the Church, not the nation. Again, we see language usually applied to the Church is usurped by the nation state, in this case in a way that almost makes the nation an alternative source of unity to the Church.<\/p>\n

For the postcommunion prayer the first option reads:<\/p>\n

By showing us in this Eucharist, O Lord,
\na glimpse of the unity and joy
\nof your people in heaven,
\ndeepen our unity and intensify our joy,
\nthat all who believe in you
\nmay work together to build the city of lasting peace.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Again, there is no indication that a national holiday is being celebrated, aside from the petition that we might “build the city of lasting peace.”This is a potentially confusing reference since it can only refer to the heavenly city, since no earthly city has lasting peace, but might be heard by listeners as referring to the earthly city. The second option, however, is explicit in its national reference:<\/p>\n

May the love we share in this Eucharist,
\nheavenly Father,
\nflow in rich blessing throughout our land
\nand by your grace may we as a nation
\nplace our trust in you
\nand seek to do your will.
\nThrough Christ our Lord.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here we don’t really see any problematic theologizing of America’s providential role in history, nor any usurpation of the Church by American in that history. Still, the nation remains the focus of our concern, rather than the peace and justice of individual citizens.<\/p>\n

So it seems that there is a fairly clear choice in how we commemorate July 4. On the one hand, we can pray for an increase of the peace and justice that is needed for any human society, letting the connection to Independence Day remain implicit. On the other hand, we can thank God for our nation’s providential founding and pray that she fulfill her God-given mission in history. I think the second option carries with it certain potential perils, reinforcing the tendency of American Catholics to conflate their identity as Catholics with their identity as Americans and to see the actions of America on the world stage as uniquely providential in carrying out God’s will.<\/p>\n

Alas, my real preferred option—celebrating the memorial of St. Elizabeth of Portugal—no longer seems to be an option, since her feast day now gets transferred to July 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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